The VMware View Agent Configuration ADMX template file (vdm_agent.admx) contains policy settings related to the VMware HTML5 features.
General VMware HTML5 Feature Settings
General VMware HTML5 feature settings are in the Group Policy Management Editor in the folder.
| Setting | Description |
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| Enable VMware HTML5 Features | Activates the VMware HTML5 features. You must activate this setting to use the VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection, Geolocation Redirection, or Browser Redirection feature. This setting takes effect at the next logon. |
| Disable Automatically Detect Intranet | When the policy is activated, the intranet settings "Include all local (intranet) sites not listed in other zones" and "Include all sites that bypass the proxy server" are deactivated during the next logon. When this policy is deactivated, no changes are made to the IE Local intranet zone.
Important: You must activate this setting if you activate the Edge browser for the HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature or activate the Geolocation Redirection feature.
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VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection Feature Settings
VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature settings are in the Group Policy Management Editor in the folder.
| Setting | Description |
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| Enable VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection | Activates the VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature. This setting takes effect at the next logon. |
| Enable URL list for VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection | Specifies which websites use the HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature. Enter the list of URLs for the websites that can redirect HTML5 multimedia content in the Value name column. Include the http:// or https:// prefix in the URLs. You can use match patterns in the URLs. For example, to redirect all videos on YouTube, enter https://www.youtube.com/*. To redirect all videos on Vimeo, enter https://www.vimeo.com/*. Leave the Value column blank. |
| Enable Chrome Browser for VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection | Activates the HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature for the Google Chrome browser. This policy is used only when the VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature is activated. If this policy is not configured, the default value is the same as the value of the Enable VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection setting. |
| Enable legacy version of Microsoft Edge Browser for VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection | Activates the HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature for the legacy Microsoft Edge browser. This policy is used only when the VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature is activated. If this policy is not configured, the default value is the same as the value of the Enable VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection setting. |
| Enable Microsoft Edge (Chromium) Browser for VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection | Activates the HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature for the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser. This policy is used only when the VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection feature is activated. If this policy is not configured, the default value is the same as the value of the Enable VMware HTML5 Multimedia Redirection setting. |
VMware Geolocation Redirection Feature Settings
VMware Geolocation Redirection feature settings are in the Group Policy Management Editor in the folder.
| Setting | Description |
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| Enable URL list for VMware Geolocation Redirection | Specifies which websites use the Geolocation Redirection feature. Enter the list of URLs for the websites that can redirect geolocation information in the Value name column. Include the http:// or https:// prefix in the URLs. You can use match patterns in the URLs. For example, to specify all YouTube videos, enter https://www.youtube.com/*. To specify all Vimeo videos, enter https://www.vimeo.com/*. Leave the Value column blank. |
| Enable VMware Geolocation Redirection | Activates the Geolocation Redirection feature. This setting takes effect at the next logon. |
| Enable VMware Geolocation Redirection for Chrome Browser | Activates the Geolocation Redirection feature for the Google Chrome browser. This setting takes effect the next time a user logs in. If this policy is not configured, the default value is the same as the value of the Enable VMware Geolocation Redirection setting. |
| Enable VMware Geolocation Redirection for Microsoft Edge (Chromium) Browser | Activates the Geolocation Redirection feature for the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser. This setting takes effect the next time a user logs in. If this policy is not configured, the default value is the same as the value of the Enable VMware Geolocation Redirection setting. |
| Set the minimum distance for which to report location updates | Specifies the minimum distance, in meters, between a location update in the client and the last update reported to the agent for which the new location must be reported to the agent. By default, the minimum distance used is 75 meters. |
VMware Browser Redirection Feature Settings
VMware Browser Redirection feature settings are in the Group Policy Management Editor in the folder.
| Setting | Description |
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| Enable VMware Browser Redirection | Activates the Browser Redirection feature. |
| Enable URL list for VMware Browser Redirection | Specifies all the URLs for the Browser Redirection feature. Users can visit these URLs by entering them in either the Chrome address bar or the custom address bar. Users can also visit these URLs by navigating to them starting from another URL in the list, or from any agent-side rendered page. Enter the URLs in the Value name column. Include the http:// or https:// prefix in the URLs. You can use match patterns in the URLs. Match patterns must follow https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/match_patterns. For example, to specify all YouTube content, enter https://www.youtube.com/*. Leave the Value column blank. |
| Enable Navigation URL list for VMware Browser Redirection | Specifies the URLs that a user is allowed to navigate to from a URL specified in the Enable URL list for VMware Browser Redirection allow list., either by entering the URL directly in the custom address bar, or by navigating to the URL starting from a URL in the allow list. Users cannot visit these URLs directly by typing them into the Chrome address bar or by navigating to them from an agent-side rendered page. Enter the list of URLs in the Value name column. Include the http:// or https:// prefix in the URLs. You can use match patterns in the URLs. Match patterns must follow https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/match_patterns. For example, to specify all YouTube content, enter https://www.youtube.com/*. Leave the Value column blank. |
| Enable automatic fallback after a whitelist violation | When this setting is activated, if a user navigates to a URL that is not specified in one of the Browser Redirection allow lists, either by entering it in the custom address bar or by navigating to it starting from a URL in either allow list, redirection stops for that tab and the URL is fetched and displayed on the agent instead.
Note: If a user attempts to navigate to a URL that is not specified in the
Enable URL list for VMware Browser Redirection setting, the tab always falls back to fetching and rendering the URL on the agent, regardless of whether this setting is activated.
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| Show a page with error information before automatic fallback | When this setting is activated, and a allow list violation occurs, a page appears that shows a five-second count down. After five seconds have elapsed, the tab falls back to fetching and rendering the URL that caused the violation on the agent. If this setting is deactivated, the five-second warning page does not appear. This setting takes effect only if the Enable automatic fallback after a whitelist violation setting is also activated. |
| Enable VMware Browser Redirection for Chrome Browser | Activates the Browser Redirection feature for the Google Chrome browser. This setting takes effect the next time a user logs in. If this policy is not configured, the default value is the same as the value of the Enable VMware Browser Redirection setting. |
| Enable VMware Browser Redirection feature for Microsoft Edge (Chromium) Browser | Activates the Browser Redirection feature for the Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser. This setting takes effect the next time a user logs in. If this policy is not configured, the default value is the same as the value of the Enable VMware Browser Redirection setting. |
VMware WebRTC Redirection Features Settings
General VMware HTML5 feature settings are in the Group Policy Management Editor in the folder.
| Setting | Description |
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| Configure CPU overuse threshold | If CPU usage is above the default threshold of 85, the sent video resolution is reduced, which will lower client CPU usage. Activates this policy with a value less than 85 to reduce client CPU during video calls. To use the default threshold of 85, deactivate or do not configure this policy. If you do not want to detect CPU overuse, activate this policy with a value of 0. This setting takes effect at the next logon. |
| Enable E911 for Microsoft Teams | While Microsoft Teams runs in optimized mode, the client sends client location data to Microsoft for E911 calling. To deactivate sharing client location data with Microsoft, select "Disabled". If "Enabled or "Not Configured", client location is shared with Microsoft for E911 calling. |
| Enable datachannel for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams | This setting is used to activate or deactivate the data channel for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams. If "Enabled", the data channel can be used for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams, and features that require the data channel are available (for example, live captions). If "Disabled", the data channel cannot be used for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams, and features that require the data channel are not available. If "Not Configured", the data channel is activated. |
| Enable Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams | This policy activates Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams. If the policy is not configured it will be activated, meaning that Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams is enabled. If you do not wish to enable Media Optimization, you must deactivate this policy. There is a check box option under this feature called Force client side WebRTC Optimization. If selected, the Horizon client side setting is ignored and WebRTC optimization is always used. The setting takes effect on the next logon. |
| Enable sharing the client desktop screen while remoting the Microsoft Teams application in application sharing mode | When you activate Microsoft Teams screen share feature in a published application, the screen share feature will share the client desktop screen instead of the remote desktop screen. Deactivate the policy to deactivate the screen share feature in application sharing mode. If the policy is activated or not configured, the screen share can share the client desktop screen. |
| Enable software acoustic echo cancellation for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams | This setting is used to configure Software Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) for Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams. If "Enabled"; AEC is activated in the software. Check "Use recommended AEC algorithm" for optimal audio quality and performance. Uncheck "Use recommended AEC algorithm" to use an AEC algorithm that uses less CPU but compromises audio quality. This option is useful for low end processors with low floating point power. Using the recommended AEC algorithm is strongly recommended and is ideal in most cases. If "Disabled", AEC is deactivated in the software and is no longer used. If "Not Configured", AEC is activated in the software using the recommended algorithm. When using Windows client, software AEC is used if hardware AEC is not available. If hardware AEC is available (for example, if the headset has built-in AEC), software AEC is not used. When using a non-Windows client, the software AEC is used irrespective of whether hardware AEC is available. |
